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Re: With Alabama’s season on brink, Avery Johnson is facing criticism and asking ques

Originally Posted by day-day

I think Giddens hurt his hand blocking the ball. His hand came down hard on the ball while it was still in the shooter's (potential shooter?) hand. He was in pain immediately and I was thinking maybe his thumb or a finger got bent or jammed.

Worst jam I ever had was in our weekly group, as an adult. I tried to take the ball away from a guy whom I'd forgotten used to play wideout for Auburn. He kept the ball. My thumb was so badly jammed, I still have aftereffects...

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Re: With Alabama’s season on brink, Avery Johnson is facing criticism and asking ques

I actually think we win tomorrow (I’m also the eternal optimist lol). It is interesting that Avery is 5-3 in the SEC tournament, with his only losses coming against Kentucky. Each year Avery’s teams have been eliminated by UK. Coincidently, I think this SEC tournament ends the same way. I think we win tomorrow and lose Friday. I have been wrong before lol.

Re: With Alabama’s season on brink, Avery Johnson is facing criticism and asking ques

Originally Posted by Crimson1967

If he does leave on his own, does he owe us a buyout?

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There’s one, but I doubt Greg will push for it if Avery is hesitant to take another job because of it.

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Re: With Alabama’s season on brink, Avery Johnson is facing criticism and asking ques

Been a while since we’ve had anyone care about basketball.....I’m trusting in AD Byrne. If CAJ gets/stays another year, so be it. If not, so be it. I’m hoping Byrne proves to be one of the more “well rounded” ADs we’ve had.

Re: With Alabama’s season on brink, Avery Johnson is facing criticism and asking ques

Originally Posted by RTR91

There’s one, but I doubt Greg will push for it if Avery is hesitant to take another job because of it.

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I agree. Also, we keep talking about his buyout, but all, or nearly all, contracts call for mitigation, if the individual takes another job. No one else is going to pay him 3 million, but, if he took the Pelican job, for example, it would reduce the buyout substantially. In fact, common law principles would require him to attempt to find employment and mitigate damages, anyway. One semi-scam is when the new employer pays a nominal amount and the new employee continues drawing his buyout. (We've actually participated in that ourselves.)

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Re: With Alabama’s season on brink, Avery Johnson is facing criticism and asking ques

Originally Posted by TIDE-HSV

I agree. Also, we keep talking about his buyout, but all, or nearly all, contracts call for mitigation, if the individual takes another job. No one else is going to pay him 3 million, but, if he took the Pelican job, for example, it would reduce the buyout substantially. In fact, common law principles would require him to attempt to find employment and mitigate damages, anyway. One semi-scam is when the new employer pays a nominal amount and the new employee continues drawing his buyout. (We've actually participated in that ourselves.)